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Reading Tips and Strategies for Struggling Learners - Part 1
Hi, I'm Ms. Hibbard, I have been teaching Special Education and Reading for 9 years now, and I'm here to give you some tips and strategies to help you with your struggling reader(s). I know that it can be frustrating at times, and even un-motivating, but let me tell you, our frustration is a small price to pay, when it comes to helping these developing minds of all ages.
By Brittany Hibbard3 years ago in Education
How can tutors help students to improve their Academic skills?
In a decade where home tutoring has slowly transitioned into online tutoring for many, apart from rolling with the punches with the teaching style, tuition teachers have had to also adapt to the dynamic changes within the learning style and capabilities of the student population.
By Champion Tutor3 years ago in Education
Do These 5 New Things to Relieve COVID Teaching Stress
Believe me, I bet ALL teachers can agree on one thing. This COVID year has had a negative impact on us all. We get thrown into new learning systems, new procedures, hybrid classes, all virtual classes, and better yet; they expect us to teach with a mask on our face?!
By Megan Edwards3 years ago in Education
Teaching to Low-Level Students
One of the biggest challenges of teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) is finding an effective way to communicate and connect to beginner students. It can be frustrating to give instructions again and again, trying to explain things in a way they can understand with their extremely limited vocabulary. It can also be difficult to control younger students because they have so much energy. It's important to exercise patience, empathy...and continue to enforce an English-Only Policy.
By Rachel Lomax3 years ago in Education
I stole books for the kids
I was assigned to teach sixth-grade science at Lynwood Middle School. My classroom was T-42. T stood for the trailer. The population of the school was so high that there were not enough classrooms in the building to house all the students. As a result, converted trailers were placed on the football field and used as classrooms. I don’t remember how many trailers there were out there but considering that I was in T-42 we can assume that there were at least forty-one other trailers in the field.
By Seth K. Thomas3 years ago in Education
Headed to the UK to teach? Things to know before you go
Back in June of 2014 I had just graduated from my university in Ontario. I was young, hopeful, and excited for my next great adventure: I was going to teacher's college in Scotland. It was going to be my first time travelling abroad and not only was I going for a visit- I was going to live there. Like every girl who grew up in the 90s and early 2000s, we all have this sense of Anglophilia. From the Spice Girls to S-Club 7 to Mary Kate and Ashley's hit movie Winning London, a lust for British culture was something ingrained in our psyche from a young age. That is why when I boarded that super crowded, overheated Air Transat plane in Toronto, I was so excited for my chance to live out my childhood dreams!
By Jenna Moorhead4 years ago in Education
My Adventures as an English Teacher in Tokyo
I attended Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, using the G.I. Bill to pay for my studies and to have a little money left over. However, the stipend money I received wasn’t enough for me, my wife Kayoko, and our toddler son Timmy to live on in Tokyo, which had a sky-high cost of living, with inflation raging at the time. So I had to work on the side to help make ends meet while going to school full-time.
By Terry Mansfield4 years ago in Education